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Deluxe Fuel Caps - Tip for fitting

 
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:19 am    Post subject: Deluxe Fuel Caps - Tip for fitting Reply with quote


Hi all!
I just finished fitting my Deluxe locking fuel caps from Van's into
my tank, and have found an excellent way to shape it so the contour will
fit more closely to the skin.
As you may know, the deluxee cap flange has an excessive contour,
that will result in a skin "burble" if installed as-is. What you need to
do is take out the high spot and flatten it so it is closer to the
standard cap's flange.
The trick? Use a belt sander and sand the flange down until it is
flat across the opening of the flange. Then, take a scotchbrite wheel to
round the edge where the sanded part ends on each side. This still
leaves a small bit of gap at the top and botton of the flange, but there
is no visible skin deformation.
I have attached a couple pictures to show it.
P.S. Any tips on prosealing? I've already found AN470AD6 rivets to fit
the tooling holes (fit perfectly!)
-Jim 40384


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:00 am    Post subject: Deluxe Fuel Caps - Tip for fitting Reply with quote


Jim had me add this tip to my tips area. While I was there, I
remembered that there are also wing cradle ideas there.
Here's the link.
http://www.myrv10.com/tips/wingtips.html
Thanks Jim!
Tim Olson -- RV-10 #40170
James Hein wrote:
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Hi all!
I just finished fitting my Deluxe locking fuel caps from Van's into
my tank, and have found an excellent way to shape it so the contour will
fit more closely to the skin.

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